SHRUG OFF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Minimize the importance of, brush aside

Example:

Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "shrug off" is one way to...):

brush aside; brush off; discount; dismiss; disregard; ignore; push aside (bar from attention or consideration)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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